Comments on: E-passport at risk of being targetted by terrorists.

By: Ben Hunt

Ben Hunt — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:25:08 +0000

I met a girl working in a bar in new york from limerick, her visa had expired and she was deported. She then re-entered the country on her gaelik (i know my spelling sucks!) passport, and she was working again with her gaelick name! I was massivly impressed, Ben

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By: www.passport.gov.uk | Easy Ways to Renew Your Passport | Latest News Today

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:07:23 +0000

[...] Digital Rights Ireland » E-passport at risk of being targetted by … – October 22nd, 2006. Digital Rights Ireland director, Antoin O’Lachtnain, in an interview with Mark Tighe of the Sunday Times today, gave an insight into the possibilities of Ireland’s new electronic passport being targetted by criminals … [...]

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:42:57 +0000

Of course if would be too difficult for terrorists to identify American or British people in an Middle Eastern street for example, therefore the metal shielding would stop them identifying their nationalities.

It’s not too hard to guess someone’s nationality, foreigners stand out.

By: james

james — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:14:10 +0000

Here we go again as usual the Irish Government acting like sheep in singing to the tunes of Bush and the americans over new passports. Who wnats to go to america anyhow..
There should be a choice of two types of passport for people, those who only want to go to america, and the rest of us who are happy to stay away and see the rest of the world.

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:04:23 +0000

any update on this? I haven’t heard much in the press about this, except on tech blogs in the usa and uk. the irish media have been very silent about the whole issue.

By: adam

adam — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 03:56:19 +0000

Thanks Bernard.

By: Bernard

Bernard — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:48:45 +0000

Hi Adam,

I am calling the Passport Office, and also the Department of Foreign Affairs tomorrow to find out. I have called them before, but the person I spoke to, obviously didn’t want to talk to anyone.

So, I might have an update soon.

I doubt it though.

You can contact them also:

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
80 St. Stephen’s Green
Dublin 2
Tel: + 353 1 4780822

The Passport Office Cork
1a South Mall
Cork
Tel. +353 21 494 4700 or LoCall 1890 426 900

bernard

By: adam

adam — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:29:08 +0000

Sorry, ignore my previous comment. But questions still remain: How are they encrypted? With what algorithm, and with what key size?

By: ‘Terror risk’ for electronic passport - You need your tinfoil hat! at RunningWithBulls.com - The curse of Sanfermin

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 14:07:15 +0000

[...] [UPDATE]: Digital Rights Ireland have an update on this. [...]